Thoughtful Poetics

01/15/2026

The lioness roars not because she wants to, but because they poked her.

01/14/2026

It's a control mechanism. Resist bullying tactics.

01/14/2026

01/14/2026

Of all the things you can be, do not be a bully!

01/13/2026

Writing fame will make everything about you seem more interesting.

01/12/2026

The captor is the watcher.

The Watcher

He lingers in the quiet hours,
where shadows pool like secrets kept.
A name repeats inside his mind,
a rhythm he has never slept.

He maps her life in whispered threads,
each moment pinned in careful rows.
A world constructed out of echoes,
built from things he thinks he knows.

He tells himself it isn’t hunger,
just curiosity grown deep.
But the spirit of inquiry sharpens into ritual,
a vow he never meant to keep.

And still, he watches from the margins,
a ghost that will not step away.
A life consumed by someone else—
a self he slowly gives away.

01/11/2026

My greeting card empire.

01/11/2026

My greeting cards empire.

01/09/2026

Some things happen to us when we stop paying attention to our lives and the people around us.

A quiet captivity

She dusts the windows every morning,
humming to a tune she never chose.
The sunlight pools across the floor,
warm as a promise she doesn’t know is broken.

The walls are gentle, painted soft,
their edges rounded like a lullaby.
Nothing rattles. Nothing warns.
Even the clock ticks kindly.

She thinks the locked door is just stubborn,
a quirk of old hinges and older habits.
She thinks the silence is peace,
not the absence of every other voice.

Somewhere beyond her tidy world,
a wind keeps calling her name.
It slips through the cracks,
lifting the corners of her certainty.

One day she’ll follow it—
not in a burst, but a breath.
Freedom rarely arrives with sirens.
Sometimes it begins as a question
she finally lets herself ask.

If you want a darker tone, a more surreal angle, or something symbolic rather than literal, I can take it in a different direction.

01/08/2026

Dealing with two disorders at once.

Mental illness is described as any condition that affects, mood, behavior and thinking especially if it leads to severe issues with daily functions. The distress and problems caused by mental illness can be disruptive in work and social situations as well as wreak havoc within family circles.

01/08/2026

A Child Gine Suddenly

The world grew quieter the day you left—
not in sound, but in meaning.
Even sunlight felt unsure
of where to fall.

Your name still lives in the air here,
caught in the soft places—
the folds of blankets,
the corners of rooms,
the pauses between heartbeats.

I search for you in small things now:
the hush before dawn,
the warmth of a memory rising uninvited,
the way love refuses to disappear
even when the body does.

Grief is the shape of the space you filled,
a hollow carved by something precious.
And though the ache is heavy,
it is also proof—
that you were here,
that you mattered,
that you are still carried
in every breath that remembers you.

01/07/2026

Today's Inspiration: Someday you are going to be someone's favorite author.